iPad Lastronaut (by Darrin Henein)

Discussion in 'iPhone and iPad Games' started by Andy C83, Mar 4, 2015.

  1. orangecan

    orangecan Well-Known Member

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    Brilliant fun little runner everyone involved with it should be well pleased.

    I can take or leave this kind of game so it takes something special for me to enjoy one and I'm loving this
     
  2. darrinhenein

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    Wow, thank you so much! I was so nervous last night wondering if people would actually like it :)
     
  3. Artfoundry

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    So the gameplay is great. I definitely enjoy playing. But there are two major problems. First, there's no retention factor (beyond high score, which I don't count) - the game desperately needs stuff to upgrade/unlock. Second, the constant asking for a review after each run is REALLY annoying. In fact, it makes me NOT want to leave a review or leave a less than stellar one.
    As it stands now, I'd rate it 3 out of 5. With those two fixes, I'd probably bump it to 5.
     
  4. darrinhenein

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    So sorry! Make sure you update to 1.0.1, which fixes the review popup prompt issue. And yes, we're considering adding more achievements and unlockable gear (better shoes for double-jump, etc)

    Thanks for your feedback :)
     
  5. Artfoundry

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    Yep got the update - nice job. You've probably already thought of these, but just in case, one idea for an unlock would be initial weapon (unlock and choose which weapon you want to start with), and another would be one use items (mega weapon, shield, slow-mo, etc).
     
  6. vectorarchitekt

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    Please add robots that are a quick one shot kill instead of just missiles?
     
  7. NZer

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    Shame

    Great game but no use in playing because the leader board doesn't work, I've uninstalled and reinstalled nothing works!!
     
  8. H4nd0fg0d

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    I love this. End of story.
     
  9. darrinhenein

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    We found a bug which makes leaderboards not work for some users, we are submitting a fix tonight! Sorry about that!
     
  10. darrinhenein

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    Thank you so much! This makes me smile :D
     
  11. squashy

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    This game is pretty good darrin :)
     
  12. Adsinjapan

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    This game is freaking amazing! More games need to be like this, and by "this", I speak of a fun, labor of love.

    Great work, devs!

    Edit: one addition that might be worth considering is adding the missions option, though that should only really come later once you've got some kind of items in place to collect or purchase.
     
  13. redribbon

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    no iap no ads, how can we contribute for this awesome game?
    my personal request: more areas, more enemies, objectivity on every levels, and last one: more awesome weapons and EXPLOSIONS :D
     
  14. H4nd0fg0d

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    Have to elaborate on this one a bit further. This is a true blast, literally and figuratively. The sped up and slowed visuals are truly outstanding. Never have a seen particle effects in a pixeled game as such. Simply outstanding.
     
  15. darrinhenein

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    Whoa, awesome review! Thanks for putting that together :)
     
  16. metalcasket

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    Any chance for universal support?
     
  17. Rawk GWJ

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    This game has loads of character. My hats off to the devs.

    Just one suggestion... Make it easier for old guys like me who suck at twitch games. My best run is 265, but the majority of my runs last about 1.5 seconds. I often don't even know why I died. Maybe a normal mode and a hardcore mode. Or maybe go a little more traditional and give players upgrades to unlock.
     
  18. Solip:System

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    and now its an "editors' choice" featured on iTunes... :)
     
  19. H4nd0fg0d

    H4nd0fg0d Well-Known Member

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    Loving this more and more. Omg, this is fun. Feel bad playing it for free;! For what it is, wld have gladly paid a couple bucks on this one. My hat's off to the dev and many thanks for the visual enjoyment.
     

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